LOUIS VUITTON 20thC SMALL STEAMER TRUNK
THIS SIMPLY IS A BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE ANTIQUE TRUNK THAT IS VERY HARD TO FIND AND WOULD BE A WONDERFUL ADDITION FOR ANY LOUIS VUITTON COLLECTOR
THIS STEAMER TRUNK IS IN REMARKABLE CONDITION AND UN-RESTORED
PLEASE LOOK AT ALL OF THE PICTURES AS THE LEATHER AND PATINA ON THE HARDWARE ARE MARVELOUS!
IT LOOKS LIKE ONE OF IT'S TRIPS COULD HAVE BEEN BETWEEN EUROPE AND MIAMI AS THERE IS A WONDERFUL VINTAGE STICKER ON ONE SIDE WITH A MIAMI TRANSIT COMPANY
IT MEASURES OUT AT APPROXIMATELY
18 3/4" (48CM) LONG BY 23" (59CM) WIDE BY 21 3/4" (56CM) TALL
THE EXTERIOR HAS ALL OF THE ORIGINAL BRASS HARDWARE INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL LOCKS AND LATCH WITH SERIAL NUMBER 049687
ALL OF THE HARDWARE HAS A BEAUTIFUL PATINA
(PLEASE SEE PICTURES)
THE ONE LONG LEATHER STRAP THAT COVERS THE LOCK HAS SEPARATED CLOSE TO THE END INTO TWO PIECES WHICH ARE INCLUDED. THE EXTERIOR ON THIS TRUNK IS IN WONDERFUL TRAVELED CONDITION WITH USUAL WEAR THAT I HOPE I'VE SHOWN IN THE PICTURES. IN GREAT CONDITION WITH NO REPAIRS BUT ONE OF THE SIDE HANDLES HAS A BEND. THE SIDE HANDLES HAVE THE LV AND ALL OF THE BUTTON HEAD NAILS HAVE LOUIS VUITTON
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WE WOULD THINK THAT THIS TRUNK IS A VINTAGE PIECE FROM THE LATE 1800'S OR VERY EARLY 1900'S
THE INSIDE STILL HAS BOTH THE SMALL AND THE LARGE REMOVABLE TRAYS THAT ARE IN BEAUTIFUL SHAPE. WE ALSO FOUND TISSUE PAPER UNDER THE BOTTOM TRAY THAT POSSIBLY COULD BE ORIGINAL?
THE LARGER BASKET HAS THE FABRIC LATTICE WITH LOUIS VUITTON STITCHED INTO THE FABRIC (SEE PHOTO) AND THE SMALLER TRAY HAS FABRIC THAT SHOWS A LITTLE AGE BUT STILL IN WONDERFUL CONDITION
THE TRUNK HAS THE ORIGINAL INTERIOR LABEL THAT IS STILL INTACT AND READS:
1 RUE SCRIBE
PARIS
LOUIS VUITTON
149 NEW BOND ST
LONDON
THERE IS A SERIAL NUMBER STAMPED INTO THE INTERIOR NEXT TO THE ADDRESS LABEL. SERIAL NUMBER 162538
I WOULD BELIEVE THAT THIS HELPS TO DETERMINE THE AUTHENTICITY AS WELL AS THE AGE OF THE TRUNK
EHH HAS BEEN MONOGRAMMED ONTO BOTH SIDES OF THE TRUNK
DUE TO THE WEIGHT AND SIZE, THE WINNING BIDDER IS TO INCLUDE AN ESTIMATED $300.00 INCLUSIVE OF INSURANCE COST FOR SHIPPING AND HANDLING IN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES, PLEASE EMAIL FOR RATES OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO REQUOTE THE SHIPPING BASED ON THE FINAL VALUE